7/16/14 Planning Together to Improve Outcomes for All Students U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary & Secondary Education (OESE) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Implementation and Support Unit (ISU) What does the SSIP mean to you? Making the connection between the SSIP and YOUR students Gregg Corr, Ed.D David Guardino, Ph.D. Division Director Education Program Specialist Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Research to Practice Division Office of Special Education Programs Office of Special Education Programs July 2014 Session Objectives • Provide information on Results Objective 1 Driven Accountability and the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) • Discuss OSEP’s efforts to enhance Objective 2 program collaboration at Federal and State levels • Hear from State Directors on how Objective 3 they are using the SSIP to partner with stakeholders to improve results for students • Discuss how the SSIP process can Objective 4 support work in your State U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 3 1
7/16/14 Components of RDA • State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) measures results and compliance and includes a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) • Determinations reflect State performance on results, as well as compliance • Differentiated monitoring and support focuses on improvement in all States, but especially low performing States U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 4 Core Principles Partnership with stakeholders Principle 1 Transparent and understandable to Principle 2 educators and families Drives improved results Principle 3 Protects children and families Principle 4 Differentiated incentives and Principle 5 supports to States Encourages States to target Principle 6 resources and reduces burden Principle 7 Responsive to needs U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 5 OSEP Theory of Action Strands of Action If OSEP Then Then Then … States will have the … provides guidance in a information they need to timely and responsive align their activities to Leadership manner OSEP ’ s vision ..communicates its vision …States will promote higher effectively expectations for CWD …States, LEAs …All infants, … OSEP will more and EIS toddlers, … engages strategically effectively leverage providers will children, and with other ED programs, Collaboration resources to improve have higher youth with Federal agencies, States, services for CWD expectations for disabilities will grantees and outside OSEP will increase the reach CWD, will receive organizations and impact of its work access resources individualized to provide services in … provides differentiated … States have increased effective natural settings resources and evidence- capacity to support LEAs Technical interventions and based information and EIS providers to deliver and services to demonstrate …supports the Assistance effective interventions infants, improved development of effective …the number of effective toddlers, educational personnel that support personnel will increase children, and results and CWD youth with functional … holds States and disabilities outcomes grantees accountable for … States put systems in clearly identified, place that lead to improved Accountability measureable results results for CWD and protect …engages States in the rights of children and planning, assessment and families evaluation U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID 6 Summer Conference 2014 2
7/16/14 SSIP Purpose Multi-year, ambitious yet achievable plan that: – Increases capacity of EIS programs/LEAs to implement, scale up, and sustain evidence-based practices – Improves results for children with disabilities (and their families) U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 7 SSIP Conceptual Framework Improved ¡ ¡ Results ¡ ¡ U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer 8 Conference 2014 SSIP Activities by Phase Year 1— Year 2— Years 3-6— FFY 2013 FFY 2014 FFY 2015-18 Delivered by Apr 2015 Delivered by Feb 2016 Feb 2017- Feb 2020 Phase I Phase II Phase III Analysis Plan Evaluation • Data Analysis; • Multi-year plan • Reporting on addressing: Progress including: • Infrastructure Analysis; • Infrastructure o Results of Development; Ongoing • State-identified Evaluation; measureable result; • Support EIS Program/LEA in o Extent of Progress. • Coherent Implementing Improvement • Revisions to the SPP Evidence-Based Strategies; Practices; • Theory of Action. • Evaluation Plan. U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 9 3
7/16/14 How will OSEP Support States? U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer 10 Conference 2014 How will OSEP Support States? • SSIP Implementation Support activities, including on site visits and desk support • All States will get TA on SSIP development and general TA from OSEP-funded TA Centers • Targeted and intensive TA based on determinations and SSIP • Connecting our work with Early Learning, SIG and ESEA Flex U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 11 Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) • The Department’s primary vehicle under the IDEA for providing educators, policymakers, other service providers, and parents of children with disabilities with information on effective practices for meeting the needs of children with disabilities and their families. • The program makes competitive awards to provide technical assistance, support model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement activities that 12 are supported by scientific research. U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 4
7/16/14 Technical Assistance on School, LEA, and SEA Improvement Frameworks • The Center on Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports • http://www.pbis.org/ • SWIFT Center on Inclusive School-wide Reform • http://www.swiftschools.org/ 13 U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 Technical Assistance on School, LEA, and SEA Improvement Frameworks • Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center • http://www.ectacenter.org/ • State Implementation and Scaling-Up of Evidence Based Practices • http://sisep.fpg.unc.edu/ 14 U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 Where are the connections? Results Driven School ESEA Flex Accountability Turnaround (OESE/SASA) (OESE/OST) (OSEP) All Students have access to instruction aligned with college and career ready standards States, locals, and schools are accountable to raise performance and close achievement gaps All teachers are evaluated more accurately to support improvements to teaching and learning U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 15 5
7/16/14 Collaboration – Federal Level • To improve results for children with disabilities, OSEP needed to collaborate with other ED programs – Monitoring – Technical assistance U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 16 Promoting Collaboration at the State Level • Encouraging State Special Education Staff to participate in ESEA Flex, School Turnaround and RTT conference calls and visits • Including staff from other ED offices in SSIP Implementation Support Pilot visits • Conducting joint visits U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 17 Promoting Collaboration at the State Level • Aligning State initiatives and improvement efforts included in SSIP • Stakeholder involvement in development of SSIP • Encouraging States to include general ed partners in SSIP Implementation Support Visits and Calls U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 18 6
7/16/14 Conversation with State Partners Barbara Guy Ph.D Iowa Department of Education Bureau of Learner Strategies & Supports barbara.guy@iowa.gov Monica Verra-Tirado Ed.D Florida Department of Education Exceptional Education and Student Services Monica.Verra-Tirado@fldoe.org U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer 19 Conference 2014 Conversation with State Partners • Effective strategies for collaboration • SSIP integration • LEA capacity • Stakeholder engagement U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer 20 Conference 2014 Questions? U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 21 7
7/16/14 Where Are We Going? • Improved outcomes for our children with disabilities : – Closing the gap – Improved graduation rates – Improved assessment proficiency – Better futures —employment, postsecondary education and training, independent living U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 22 Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Gregg Corr, Ed.D Division Director Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Office of Special Education Programs (202) 245-7309 Gregg.Corr@ed.gov David Guardino, Ph.D. Education Program Specialist Research to Practice Division Office of Special Education Programs (202)245-6209 David.Guardino@ed.gov U. S. Department of Education ~ NASTID Summer Conference 2014 23 8
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